Library Professional Skills and Utilization of Information Resources in Federal University Libraries

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between Library variables and utilization of information resources in federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 16620 students and a sample of 800 respondents was selected for the study. Stratified and purposive random sampling technique was used for the study. The results of the analyses revealed a significant relationship between weeding and selections of information resources. Based on these findings, it was recommended, among others that: weeding should be a regular exercise in the libraries to rid the shelves of irrelevant, obsolete and damaged information resources.